Safer Roads for Safer Childhood

PARTNERS:

Home and Political Department, Government of Assam
Jorhat Police Department
Jorhat District Transport Department
Public Works Department-Jorhat Division
Municipality Board
District Education Department
Balya Bhawan High School
Lakshmi Union High School
Jorhat High School
National Telegraph Girls High School
Civiq Infratech- a private firm of designers
Jorhat School Bus Association
Institute of Technology Guwahati’

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THE PROBLEMS

Jorhat, a city in Assam, has narrow arterial, sub-arterial and collector roads, where traffic congestion is a regular phenomenon. It has more than 50 schools, with most being present at roadside. The city faces a multitude of issues such as-

Lack of pedestrian facilities and safe crossings

Lack of road safety infrastructure

Lack of traffic control and management

Lack of designated school zones

OBJECTIVES

To develop and implement school road safety plans and policy

Improve road safety infrastructure and pedestrian facilities

Increase youth participation on road safety

APPROACHES

Development and implementation of school road safety plans to improve road user behaviour

Conduct a situational assessment of child road safety in Jorhat

Improve high-risk junctions through infrastructure improvements

Engage the youth through design competitions and a cycle rally

MILESTONES: OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS

25^thMay 2019

First kind of Road Safety Education Training of teachers of 6 project school in the city was conducted under SRSC. 12 teachers from 6 schools were trained on road safety through road safety training module developed.

9^th August 2021

Completion of Mithapukhuri junction works – Installation of railings, markings, signages, speed humps.

20^th April 2022

Schools started practicing to use the road safety movable items in their school entrances as a safety precaution and Road safety Friends taking responsibilities during drop off and pick up time.

17^th March 2023

Invited by Nepal Road Safety Committee to present SRSC initiative as Nepal Government is planning to start a project on child road safety in Municipal Schools

27^th March 2023

The award ceremony workshop for the winners of the first ever road design competition was conducted on 27th March 2023 at Jorhat. Around 40 people participated in the workshop. Attendees from colleges, municipality, PWD, schools participated. The designs were displayed. Engineers and Officials appreciated the designs.

13^th May 2023

The one-day State Level Workshop conducted at Kaziranga involving NGO’s, Academicians, Governments Officials to discuss and present SRSC initiatives and strategies to take it further. 35 people participated in the workshop.

21^st July 2023

City level workshop in Lucknow was conducted in collaboration with CEE Lucknow where 40 participants enthusiastically participated. Teachers and students have sent their feedback in adopting Road Safety Fiends and Safe School Zone concept from SRSC

15^th September 2023

Completion of 2nd Junction work

9^th October 2023

Media Workshop conducted involving 15 media personnel’s where SRSC was posted in print media and electronic media

30^th October 2023

The student’s workshop cum road safety training with 40 NCC cadets was conducted involving resource persons from road safety expert, PWD engineer and transport official on roads, safe infrastructure, speed management and safe system approach

STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGED

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Government officials partnered with and trained

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Students engaged via training, education, and competitions

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Teachers benefited from capacity building

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Schools improved by road safety engineering

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Parents trained and educated

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Police officials collaborated with and trained

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Drivers benefited from capacity building

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IN PICTURES

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CEE and GRSP discussed road safety issue with school principle

CEE and GRSP engaged PWD

CEE presented at the National Dialogue on Road Safety for Children

CEE promote the road design competition to female students at Jorhat Women University

Centre box marking at Mithapukhuri Junction

Improved footpath and raised crosswaks

Improved footpath and rumble strips

Improved footpath

Improvements at Mithapukhuri Junction

Markings on the road

PWD improved the signage, road, and footpath by Royal Oak School

Raised crosswalk in front of school

Schools deplored the moveable road safety equipment

Speed hump with markings

Unsafe conditions for all road users beforeimprovements

Unsafe crossing before improvements

Unsafe footpath before the improvements

Workshop to identify road safety risks and interventions

IN THE MEDIA

https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/road-safety-awareness-programme-held-in-schools-579027

National #RoadSafety Council, Nepal along with Dept of #PopulationStudies recently discussed safer roads for #Saferchildhood initiative in #Jorhat city with #CEENortheast.

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CASE STUDIES

The use of mixed methods in the Botnar Child Road Safety Challenge

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play an important role in planning and implementing road safety programmes and advocating for safe systems locally, nationally and internationally.

Infrastructure remediations through the Botnar Child Road Safety Challenge

In most countries, pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users share the road with motor vehicles, forcing them to negotiate high-speed moving traffic.

Case Study: Building capacity through the Botnar Child Road Safety Challenge

Children on their journeys to school where they learn and develop, should not be placed in harm’s way.

The use of mixed methods in the Botnar Child Road Safety Challenge

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play an important role in planning and implementing road safety programmes and advocating for safe systems locally, nationally and internationally.

Infrastructure remediations through the Botnar Child Road Safety Challenge

In most countries, pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users share the road with motor vehicles, forcing them to negotiate high-speed moving traffic.

Case Study: Building capacity through the Botnar Child Road Safety Challenge

Children on their journeys to school where they learn and develop, should not be placed in harm’s way.

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